was overloaded. now back to dateline. s overloaded now back to dateline welcome back to deadline, i am craig melvin. investigators deny they frame steve avery in the murder of teresa halbach, after all brandon did confess. but did he tell detectives the truth, or what he thought they wanted to hear. here with more of our story is andrea can. all the renewed attention in the stephen avery saga has shed light on the other defendant in the case, brandon dassey. the teenager had been convicted of rape and murder, but to his family none of it ever made any sense. what is brandon s someone capable of rape? i don t even think you know what that was of that time. took up casey s task for his
but as dallas east turns delve further into those stunning statements the teen made, they came to believe something more disturbing. investigators fassbender and weaker had goers to teen into making a false confession. these officers took advantage of a disabled youth and got him to say what they wanted him to say. do not lie to us now. what you re distorting yourself if you live now. he has got severe learning stability, an inability to respond in narrative type answers. and they are precisely the areas that make him vulnerable to the kind of tactics that the police officers used in this case. the attorneys say that the investigators manipulated asieh with coaxing statements like these from fassbender, who was seated just off camera. i am your friend right now.
crowds discovered more in avery s pass. 18 years before teresa s murder, avery wrote this letter to his estranged wife from prison, saying i will kill you. a former fiancée told police that he had formally abused her. crowds learn something even more disturbing. this 2006 police report showed a teenage girl accused avery of raping her, a year after his release from prison. it all came together for crowds. he believes that avery had developed a deep resentment of women, which had started with his wrongful conviction, and only grown over the years. he has no remorse for his behavior, feels incredibly entitled. as you continue to investigate the case, crowds at a problem. you still did not know how she was killed, exactly where she was killed, was that bothering you? yes, but sometimes you have what you have. it was all coming together in bits and pieces. he and his team kept digging,
controversial investigation. why are you sitting here today? i finally realized that someone needed to speak out, to report the truth on what happened. so, what did happen here? our story begins with a woman at the heart of this case. a 25-year-old photographer from wisconsin, named teresa halbach. she loved being behind the camera. the became friends with teresa in college, both working at the same studio in green bay. kim says teresa had a special way with her suspects. she really loved make other people smile. the two state in touch after graduation, after they launch their careers. but that would all change suddenly on october 31st, 2005. kim caught a story of the local news teresa was missing. investigators say the 25-year-old photographer was on
you do not think she has a chance? i don t. if she so confident, why are you so confident? we spent 18 months putting this case together. it was not just thrown together, it was not a bunch of keystone cops, it wasn t very professionally, very well. crowds does have personal regrets. in his book, he admits to passed prescription drug abuse, and he is ashamed that he sent sexually suggestive texts to a domestic violence victim. while he still takes issue with making a murderer, he is moving on with his life. i am hoping that this book will change the narrative. but with all of the talk of guilt or innocence, trials were re-trials, peterson says that the person being forgotten is her friend, teresa. she is the reason why we are even talking about this and she deserves to be remembered. i love hugs. she says that she goes back